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With a series of conformal arrays it is possible to create asymmetric substrates, and it was previously shown that when an ac drive is applied parallel to the asymmetry direction, a pronounced ratchet effect occurs with a net dc flow of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-02-17 C. Reichhardt , C. J. Olson Reichhardt

The length scale of the magnetization gradients in chiral magnets is determined by the relativistic Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. Thus, even conventional spin-transfer torques are controlled by the relativistic spin-orbit coupling in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-03-05 Kjetil M. D. Hals , Arne Brataas

The interplay between dimensionality and topology manifests in magnetism via both exotic texture morphology and novel dynamics. A free magnetic skyrmion exhibits the skyrmion Hall effect under electric currents. Once it is confined in…

Magnetic skyrmions are swirling magnetic textures with novel characteristics suitable for future spintronic and topological applications. Recent studies confirmed the room-temperature stabilization of skyrmions in ultrathin ferromagnets.…

Magnetic skyrmions are well-suited for encoding information because they are nano-sized, topologically stable, and only require ultra-low critical current densities $j_c$ to depin from the underlying atomic lattice. Above $j_c$ skyrmions…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-11-16 Yongkang Luo , Shizeng Lin , M. Leroux , N. Wakeham , D. M. Fobes , E. D. Bauer , J. B. Betts , A. Migliori , J. D. Thompson , M. Janoschek , Boris Maiorov

Recently, there has been substantial interest in realizations of skyrmions, in particular in 2D systems due to increased stability resulting from reduced dimensionality. A stable skyrmion, representing the smallest realizable magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-02 Utkan Güngördü , Rabindra Nepal , Oleg A. Tretiakov , Kirill Belashchenko , Alexey A. Kovalev

We study the dynamics of skyrmions in Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya materials with easy-axis anisotropy. An important link between topology and dynamics is established through the construction of unambiguous conservation laws obtained earlier in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-08-12 Stavros Komineas , Nikos Papanicolaou

For a three dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) plasma the dynamo action with ABC flow as initial condition has been studied. The study delineates crucial parameter that gives a transition from coherent nonlinear oscillation to dynamo.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-01-29 Rupak Mukherjee , Rajaraman Ganesh

Magnetic monopoles, despite their ongoing experimental search as elementary particles, have inspired the discovery of analogous excitations in condensed matter systems. In chiral condensed matter systems, emergent monopoles are responsible…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-10-11 Jung-Shen B. Tai , Andrew J. Hess , Jin-Sheng Wu , Ivan I. Smalyukh

Magnetic skyrmion bags are composite topological spin textures with arbitrary topological charges. Here, we computationally study the transient rotational motion of skyrmion bags, which is characterized by a global rotation of the inner…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-26 Lan Bo , Rongzhi Zhao , Xichao Zhang , Masahito Mochizuki , Xuefeng Zhang

We show by micromagnetic simulations that spontaneous skyrmion ground state can exist in Co/Ru/Co nanodisks without the Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction (DMI), which can remain stable in the applied magnetic field along +z direction even up…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-08-14 Yingying Dai , Han Wang , Peng Tao , Teng Yang , Weijun Ren , Zhidong Zhang

The magnetic analogue of the Josephson effect can be exploited to develop a new class of nano-spin oscillators that we denote as spin superfluid Josephson oscillators. Such a device, consisting of two exchange coupled easy-plane metallic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-07-04 Yizhou Liu , Igor Barsukov , Ilya Krivorotov , Yafis Barlas , Roger K. Lake

Fluxon dynamics in the dc-biased array of asymmetric three-junction superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) is investigated. The array of SQUIDs is described by the discrete double sine-Gordon equation. It appears that this…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2014-11-24 Yaroslav Zolotaryuk , Ivan O. Starodub

We study experimentally and theoretically, the reorganization of superconducting vortices driven by oscillatory forces near the plastic depinning transition. We show that the system can be taken to configurations that are tagged by the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-08-01 D. Pérez Daroca , G. Pasquini , G. S. Lozano , V. Bekeris

Using continuum based simulations we show that a rich variety of skyrmion liquid crystal states can be realized in the presence of a periodic obstacle array. As a function of the number of skyrmions per obstacle we find hexagonal, square,…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-04-22 A. Duzgun , C. Nisoli , C. J. O. Reichhardt , C. Reichhardt

Dynamic axion insulators feature a time-dependent axion field that can be induced by antiferromagnetic resonance. Here, we show that a Josephson junction incorporating this dynamic axion insulator between two superconductors exhibits a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-14 Yu-Hang Li , Ziqian Zhou , Ran Cheng , Hua Jiang , X. C. Xie

We investigate theoretically magnetoentropic signatures of the crystal phase of magnetic skyrmions of various kinds, commonly appearing in two dimensions, \textit{viz.}, N\'eel, Bloch and anti skyrmions. Using Monte Carlo calculations based…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-12-03 Ahmed R. Saikia , Narayan Mohanta

Examination of an annular system of underdamped Josephson junctions in the presence of external radiation showed that the ability of the system to lock with some external radiation was determined not only by the number but also by the type…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-02-19 I. R. Rahmonov , J. Tekić , P. Mali , A. Irie , Yu. M. Shukrinov

The dynamic behavior of non-collinear atomic spin arrangements in a topologically protected magnetic skyrmion plays a pivotal role in potential future spintronic technologies, including racetrack memory based ultra-high-density storage…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-10-26 Hitesh Chhabra , Jayaseelan Dhakshinamoorthy , Ajaya K. Nayak

Magnetic skyrmions are nano-scale magnetic states that could be used in various spintronics devices. A central issue is the mechanism and rate of various possible annihilation processes and the lifetime of metastable skyrmions. While most…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-26 Sergei M. Vlasov , Pavel F. Bessarab , Igor S. Lobanov , Mariia N. Potkina , Valery M. Uzdin , Hannes Jónsson